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Inside Bangor’s heated debate over how to protect its homeless in an outbreak

When it came to protecting people who are homeless from getting and spreading infection, city officials clashed with Bangor’s largest shelter, the Hope House Health and Living Center, over how to develop a strategy that was both prudent and fast. Read More

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Nearly half of Mainers have delayed medical care because of the coronavirus

Coronavirus has led to a pared-down school year that looks different district by district

VIRTUAL TOUR

See the life of this Mainer who was a Hollywood movie mogul before a crooked DA blackmailed him

19 new coronavirus cases detected in Maine

Maine encourages absentee voting in July primary election

POLL QUESTION

Some Maine seniors are postponing retirement as virus takes financial toll

This Amish farm’s in-ground greenhouse is the first of its kind in Maine

Maine tombstones tell sobering family stories of epidemics past

A white, marble slab marks Rueben Sawyer's grave at the Congregational Cemetery. It also memorializes the four wives and two children he outlived. Read More

At construction sites, work continues under a new normal

As construction has been deemed an essential business during Maine’s coronavirus-related economic shutdown, work has continued more or less as usual for thousands of workers, but with added safety measures, personal protective equipment and social distancing. Read More

Three rescued from western Maine pond

An off-duty game warden, his wife and other quick-thinking camp owners rescued a father and two daughters whose boat capsized early Sunday afternoon on a pond in Somerset County. Read More

Rock Church’s new 550-seat sanctuary was ready for worship March 22. Then the pandemic struck.

Maine is one of the least religious states in the nation, but Winters and his congregation, like clergy and worshippers all over Maine, are anxious to gather together again. Read More

Up Beat: A Belfast theater group can’t take the stage so they pivoted to old-time radio

Video may have killed the radio star, but thanks to a group of Maine actors, the golden age of radio is currently enjoying a bit of a renaissance. Read More

2 more Maine legislators call for probe of alleged illegal surveillance

53-year-old Massachusetts tortoise needs a home after owner dies of coronavirus

A Maine loon killed a bald eagle by stabbing it in the heart

What it looks like to be chewed on by a bear, caught on video

Turkey hunt a tribute to persistence and the memory of a beloved uncle

A guide to Memorial Day weekend in Maine under virus restrictions

Here is your guide to planning your day, night or weekend out while abiding by current coronavirus-related public health precautions. Read More

The answers to your questions on Maine’s tourism restrictions and summer phase-in

The Bangor Daily News held a Tuesday session on Zoom with officials from the Maine Tourism Association that was attended by nearly 100 people who had questions on these restrictions and how they will lift under the state’s gradual reopening plan. Here are some answers. Read More

Black Mainers are getting the coronavirus more than 10 times the rate of white Mainers

James Myall, an analyst with the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, said 11 percent of the state’s black population are working in frontline jobs, compared with 8 percent of the state’s white population. Read More

These tips will make your stress snacking more nutritious

Simply shifting your approach to snacking can help make sure you receive the immune-boosting nutrients that you need to sustain yourself, through the pandemic and beyond. Read More

Here’s how to build a perfect pollinator hotel

The structures are designed to assist native bees as opposed to honeybees. Read More

Here’s what works when it comes to natural weeding solutions

Every gardener has that one weed that they can never seem to shake, no matter how many times they pull it up. Read More

Man charged in Rumford crash that killed bicyclist

Alger M. Aleck, 37, was charged with manslaughter and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs which caused a death, according to Rumford police. Read More

Former assistant football coach in Hermon arrested in Bangor shooting

Boston police find state police rifle two years after its theft

Maine inmates say their rights were violated when state didn’t release them from prison

Owner of Sunday River Brewing Co. joins lawsuit against Janet Mills over shutdown

Panel to question law enforcement officials about surveillance allegations

GWYNNE DYER

Climate change is making tropical storms more severe. It will only get worse.

It can only get worse, as will almost every other climate impact. Read More

OPINION

In health care, there’s no going back to the time before coronavirus

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EDITORIAL

Thinking outside the Food Box

OPINION

US demands on WHO have made a critical difference

OPINION

We’re all in the same boat, so we must navigate the coronavirus course together

OPINION

Trump administration deserves blame for handling of coronavirus pandemic

UP NORTH MOTORSPORTS

COVID 19 takes out indoor kart racing in Maine

COVID19 finishes off another Maine business. One of my favorite race locations is now closed for good. Sad announcement for me and many others! Read More

Celebrity match featuring Tiger, Peyton attracts record 5.8 million cable viewers

Hamlin crew members suspended 4 races over tungsten drop

NHL plans move to small-group training as Phase 2 of return

COMMENTARY

It was time for Brady and the Patriots to part ways

JEFF SOLARI'S SPORTS CHOWDAH

The Match 2: Tiger & Peyton defeat Brady & Mickelson

Bangor Art Society finds creative way to hold 145th anniversary show

This year marks the 145th anniversary year of the Bangor Art Society. While many of the group’s art exhibits have changed since 1875, the annual open juried art show has been a part of the group’s history for as long as they can remember. So, although our nation… Read More

The Bangor Region YMCA delays reopening of facility

Nominations open for annual Governor’s Awards for Service and Volunteerism until June 30

Penobscot Job Corps Center announces distance learning program

Trekkers embraces the untraditional for virtual 5K/10K Thomaston Trek fundraiser

Greater Bangor Convention & Visitors Bureau releases state-of-the-art virtual guidebook

The world series of birding

Dancers take to the street for a surprise performance

James Cunningham

BANGOR METRO

How quieting the mind can benefit your life

In the past two decades, the practice of mindfulness and meditation has gone from being a spiritual practice done at ashrams in India, where it originated thousands of years ago, to the mainstream as the celebrities who tout its benefits. Read More

POLL QUESTION

Why Maine’s doctors and researchers want to watch you sleep

Certain factors in Maine make the struggle for sleep in the Pine Tree State unique. Read More

Here’s where you can forest bathe in Maine

A practice that originated in Japan, forest bathing — “shinrin-yoku” in Japanese — is a form of therapy or healing that involves immersing and being present in nature. Read More